Vigil for
Richmond woman
Vanessa Wilson, wearing white sweater, speaks to the nearly 200 people who turned out for a candlelight vigil December 27 in Richmond for a lesbian who was viciously gang-raped by four men on December 13. Remarks, including those by Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin and the victim's partner, were brief and concentrated on the positive steps being taken to find the suspects and reduce hate crimes. (read more)
Theatre - Blogger
in the rear window
by Richard Dodds
A Kelly Clarkson concert might seem an unlikely source of inspiration for a playwright such as Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, who so vividly explored an explosion of primal urges at a yuppie dinner party in Hunter Gatherers. But as he was developing the central character in the play that would become T.I.C. (Trenchcoat in Common), he found himself amid a sea of young teen girls cheering on the American Idol champ. (read more)
More News
New group
wants march on DC
Since Prop 8 passed November 4, several groups have sprung up and organized marches and rallies around California. (read more)
New laws
go into effect
Three bills that were signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger go into effect Thursday, January 1 and will give new legal protections to California's foster youth and the state's LGBTs. (read more)
Gays invest in SF's mid-Market area
Having lived in Noe Valley for the last 15 years, James Haywood and his partner, Tom Mason, began to feel that their neighborhood was a bit too suburban. (read more)
Castro AIDS housing plan progresses
Backers of a proposal to turn the two city-owned parking lots in the Castro into affordable housing for people with AIDS and other disabilities have partnered with a local development group and have developed preliminary designs for the sites. (read more)
Ads featuring same-sex couples planned to air around inauguration
Taking a lesson from the failed No on Prop 8 campaign, plans are now under way to air ads throughout California showing same-sex couples and their families during the days surrounding the January 20 inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama. (read more)
Orinda mayor donated to Prop 8
Sue Severson, who was appointed mayor of Orinda last month, is believed to be the state's first known mayor to have donated to Proposition 8, the anti-gay marriage amendment California voters passed in November. (read more)
More Arts
Fine Arts - Whither are we wandering?
While no one knows quite what is in store for 2009, indications are that there could be bumps in the road. The big story: financial trouble ahead for the arts community. (read more)
Out There - Happy baby new year 2009
Out There got through another holiday season relatively unscathed, even though this one threw everything it had at us: frigid temperatures, gnarly rainstorms, preposterous press deadlines. (read more)
Out & About - Resolutionary
Merge your New Year's resolutions with this week's arts and nightclub events, aimed at starting 2009 off with a bang and/or a whimper. (read more)
Film - The impossible dream
Revolutionary Road really gets the adult world of insecure men reporting for jobs they pretend are beneath them while doing everything in their power to keep the women they love in domestic bondage. (read more)
Film -
Modern history
A 15-year-old German schoolboy becomes romantically entwined with a 33-year-old female tram conductor in The Reader. (read more)
Music -
Supreme clarity
It's the 100th anniversary of the birth of Olivier Messiaen, one of the most amazing things about which is the degree to which it's being celebrated. (read more)
Karrnal Knowledge - Stimulus package
I don't do Best and Worst lists, but here are some odds-and-ends. Movie title of the year would be Don't Tell My Wife I Sucked You Off. (read more)
